Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today praised the decision by a Penn State University panel to recommend moving beyond an internal inquiry into allegations of improper professional conduct by climategate scientist Michael Mann and move into the investigatory phase on charges that Mann "engaged in, directly or indirectly, any actions that seriously deviated from accepted practices within the academic community ...

New Report Underscores Costs of Defensive Medicine WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a report today entitled:  The Failure to Address the Costs of Defensive ...

Warning Signs are There for Another Economic Catastrophe WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called on EVERY member of Congress to review the quarterly report released by SIGTARP Neil Barofsky and to take to heart what Barofsky ...

Geithner’s Treasury Continues to Oppose Imposition of Conflict-of-Interest Barriers WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) called the report released today by SIGTARP Neil Barofsky should serve as a call to action for the Obama Administration and the Democratically-controlled House and Senate to acknowledge the role that government ...

Warning Signs are There for Another Economic Catastrophe WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) today called on EVERY member of Congress to review the 

What We Learned Today:  NYFRB Engaged in Cover-Up WASHINGTON. D.C. – Following today’s hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform examining the government’s role in bailing out AIG counterparties and hiding its details from the American public, Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) made ...

WASHINGTON. D.C. – As the Obama Administration prepared to announce a new plan to address rising foreclosures, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) has called on the Obama Administration to put forward a viable plan to address the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were at the heart of the subprime housing collapse last fall that sent our economy into a tail-spin. “As long as ...

Report entitled, "Public Disclosure As A Last Resort: How the Federal Reserve Fought to Cover Up the Details of the AIG Counterparties Bailout From the American People." WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a report detailing the role of the Federal Reserve in the AIG Counterparty payments where billions of taxpayer dollars were used to pay Wall Street Banks in what has been termed a ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressional Democrats today sent a list of several candidates whom they are recommending to the President for appointment as the next Comptroller General.  Their letter derails attempts to develop a slate of candidates that should have been agreed to on a bipartisan basis by the statutory Commission charged with making this recommendation to the President. “President Obama has a choice to make, he can either follow the unfortunate ...

Devaney Letter to Rep. Issa:  Recovery.gov Giving Up on Displaying ‘Created or Saved’ Count – Will Focus Instead on Jobs Paid for by Taxpayers WASHINGTON D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Darrell Issa today released a ...